a male given name

a philosophy in Shintoism; within one's own heart there exists four 'souls', in either their positive (直霊(なおび) (naobi) and/or negative (禍津日(まがつひ) (magatsuhi) aspects, and that it is the interactions between these four souls, in either aspect, and in varying amounts and levels, that can influence the ups and downs in that person's character, good or bad.

a surname

Synonym of 三角錐 (sankakusui, “triangular pyramid”); a tetrahedron

Short for 四輪駆動. four-wheel drive (vehicle)

quadrangular pyramid

(Buddhism) the four stages of existence: 生有(しょうう) (shōu, “moment of birth”), 本有(ほんぬ) (honnu, “life”), 死有(しう) (shiu, “moment of death”), and 中有(ちゅうう) (chūu, “state between death and the next reincarnation”)

(game of Go) ladder

four sixes; twenty-four

four people